The 2010–11 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 41st staging of

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's premier

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at inter-county level for

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clubs. A total of fifteen teams competed in the championship, with

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defeating

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by 2-18 to 0-12 in the final at

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. The championship began on 10 October 2010 and concluded on 17 March 2011.

Pre-championship

Barring a win for

Loughgiel Shamrocks Loughgiel Shamrocks GAC is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the village of Loughgiel/ Loughguile in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. They are currently the only club in Ulster to have won an All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Champion ...

, a new club will be crowned All-Ireland champions on St. Patricks's Day as the remaining participants have never claimed the championship title. The Shamrocks claimed the championship in 1982–83, however, their campaign is expected to end in the All-Ireland semi-final. The dominant teams of the last few years –

Ballyhale Shamrocks Ballyhale Shamrocks is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the parish of Ballyhale in County Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland. The club was founded in 1972 and is primarily concerned with the game of hurling. Ballyhale Shamrocks are the ...

, Birr,

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and

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– were all eliminated in their respective county club championships. Of all the participating clubs both

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and De La Salle are the only two teams to have ended up as All-Ireland runners-up in the past without claiming the title. Oulart-the-Ballagh were installed as favourites to bring the title back to Wexford for the first time since

Buffer's Alley Buffers Alley is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the villages of Kilmuckridge and Monamolin in County Wexford, Ireland. The club fields teams in Intermediate hurling, Gaelic football and camogie. It competes in Wexford competition ...

success in 1988–89. Thurles Sarsfield's and

were also regarded as potential All-Ireland champions.

The championship

Participating clubs

Format

The 2010–11 club championship will be played on a provincial basis as usual. It will be a

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with pairings drawn at random in the respective provinces – there will be no

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. Each match will be played as a single leg. If a match is drawn there will be a replay. If that match ends in a draw a period of

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will be played, however, if both sides are still level at the end of extra time another replay will take place. Leinster Championship ''Quarter-finals:'' (2 matches) These are two lone matches between the first four teams drawn from the province of Leinster. ''Semi-finals:'' (2 matches) The winners of the two quarter-finals join the other two Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. ''Final:'' (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. Munster Championship ''Quarter-final:'' (1 match) This is a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Munster. ''Semi-finals:'' (2 matches) The winner of the lone quarter-final joins the other three Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. ''Final:'' (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. Ulster Championship ''Semi-finals:'' (2 matches) The four participating Ulster clubs are drawn against each other to make up the semi-final pairings. ''Final:'' (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. All-Ireland Series ''Semi-finals'': (2 matches) The four provincial champions contest these games. ''Final'': (1 match) The two semi-final winners contest the final.

Fixtures

Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship The Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association and conte ...

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Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship The Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Munster GAA Hurling Senior Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1964 f ...

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Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship The Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Ulster GAA Hurling Senior Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Ulster GAA, Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association and ...

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All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Club Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Club Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county club hurlin ...

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Championship statistics

Scoring

* First goal of the championship: 10 October 2010 - Kevin O'Neill for Lavey against Keady Lámh Dhearg (Ulster semi-final) * Widest winning margin: 24 points **

2–24 – 0–6 Keady Lámh Dhearg (Ulster final) *Most goals in a match: 8 goals ** Oulart-the-Ballagh 4–11 : 4–8

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(Leinster semi-final) *Most goals scored in one half by a single team: 4 goals -

against Oulart-the-Ballagh (Leinster semi-final) *Most goals scored by losing team: 4 goals **

4–8 : 4–11 Oulart-the-Ballagh (Leinster semi-final)

Discipline

* First red card of the championship: 10 October 2010 - Philip Kirk for Lavey against Keady Lámh Dhearg (Ulster semi-final)

Miscellaneous

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, the county champions of Clare, participated in the championship for the very first time in the history of the competition. * For the first time ever a club from Armagh – Keady Lámh Dhearg – qualified for the Ulster final. That game turned into the most one-sided decider in the history of the championship as

won by twenty-four points. *

Thurles Sarsfields Thurles Sarsfields is a Tipperary GAA club which is located in County Tipperary, Ireland. Both hurling and Gaelic football are played in the "Mid-Tipperary" divisional competitions. The club is centred in the town of Thurles at Semple Stadium ...

qualified for the Munster final for the very first time in their history. * The Leinster final between

and Oulart-the-Ballagh, originally fixed for 28 November, was postponed due to a heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures across the country. * Referee John Sexton took charge of the Munster final just twenty-four hours after his father Johnny's funeral. The

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whistler had the sad duty of having to blow the whistle to start and end the minute's silence in memory of his late father before the throw-in. * A mere 1,613 people attended the Munster final as the country was gripped by a sudden cold spell. It is believed that this is the lowest attendance ever recorded at a Munster decider.

Top scorers

Overall

Single game

References

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